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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
Professor
Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
Chimney Sweeper  - "Innocence"
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1.    Does the speaker really think chimney-sweeping is a duty that children should do? Should Tom really be feeling happy and warm?
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2.   Why does the speaker devote so much time to Tom's dream? What does it tell us about these chimney sweepers?
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3.   What do you imagine the later poem with the same title would be like? Can a poem get any darker than this? How might it be different, similar?
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4.   What's the effect of the sing-songy rhythm and almost always perfect rhymes? Do they jive with the meaning of the poem?
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Chimney Sweeper  - "Experience"
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1.    How is this different from its companion in Songs of Innocence? Is this poem saying anything different, or just covering the same old ground?
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2.   Who does the chimney sweeper really blame for his woe? And why? Do you think he's right?
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3.   Why not just narrate this poem in the voice of the chimney-sweeper? Why choose to have it be in dialogue, with another speaker who doesn't say much at all?
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